If you are not sure of the exact meaning of a word
look it up immediatelyin the dictionary.
LOOSE PARTICIPLESA participle or participial phrase
is naturally referred to the nearestnominative. EXPRESSIVE OF WRITERStyle is
expressive of the writer, as to who he is and what he is.
Locke and Whately illustrate the plain style.
Anunexceptionable character is one to which no one can take exception.
The manner in which a speakeror writer conveys his
thoughts is known as his Style. If theworld had been depending on the so-called pets
of fortune it would havedeteriorated long ago. You can do this by making each
sentence or phrase in whichthey occur independent of contextual aid. Thesecome to
him by nature and environment and are developed and strengthenedby study.
Anunexceptionable character is one to which no one can take exception.
It is the duty of every speaker and writer to labor
after a pleasingstyle.
This may sound paradoxical, but, nevertheless,
experienceproves its truth.
One writer will make it attractive,another
repulsive. Many words haveacquired in actual use a meaning very different from what
they oncepossessed.
Be original in the construction and arrangementof
your language, but dont try to originate words. The _expression_ should be in that
caseMy brother has an unexceptionable character.
As a general rule ornamental things serve but
littlepurpose.
Jones andSmith quarreled; they struck each other is
correct. If you are speakingor writing of dancing dont talk or write about tripping
the lightfantastic toe. It is asnecessary to language as good food is to the body.
If theworld had been depending on the so-called pets of fortune it would
havedeteriorated long ago.
Have ambition, keep a goal in sightand bend every
energy to reach that goal.
LOOSE PARTICIPLESA participle or participial phrase
is naturally referred to the nearestnominative. Ulysses Grant camefrom a tanyard to
become the worlds greatest general.
VOCATION AND AVOCATIONDont mistake these two words
so nearly alike.
After each of themisapplied pronouns a verb is
understood of which each pronoun is thesubject. Book learning is most desirable,
but, after all, it isonly theory and not practice. This may sound paradoxical, but,
nevertheless, experienceproves its truth.
This occurs frequently in long sentences. Write
first about common things, subjects that are familiar to you. Instead of retarding,
it has elevated literature in all ages. Anyone of the three meanings might be
intended in the sentence, viz.
Edisoncommenced as a newsboy on a railway
train.
You dont know,thundered Carlyle, young man, you are
a fool. Jones andSmith quarreled; they struck each other is correct.